St. Lawrence and Lincoln-Way East made big moves, and Revis and Providence moved into the rankings. Marist's Christian Teresi was named Player of the Week.
top 10
Records through Monday and previous rankings are shown in parentheses.
1, Marist 26-2(1)
A tournament win over Glenbard West should give Luke Brannigan and the Redhawks confidence.
2. Lincoln Way East 19-6 (5)
Senior setter Kyle Swearens will be named to the all-tournament team in the invitational hosted by the Griffins.
3. Lockport 24-3 (2)
Senior setter Evan Judkowiec continues to impress at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational.
4. Lincoln Way West 24-6 (2)
David Neylon: Warriors focused on winning second straight Southwest Suburban Conference title.
5. Marian Catholic 19-5 (6)
Phoenix McGruder had 11 kills and 13 digs in a 25-14, 22-25, 25-20 win over Mount Carmel.
6. St. Lawrence 15-9 (10)
The junior outside Elijah Landeros has emerged as a reliable hitter for the rising Vikings.
7. Homewood-Flossmoor 21-6 (4)
The Vikings enter the week looking to rebuild after going 1-3 in their last four games.
8. Sandburg 12-8 (8)
Olawale Opakunle and the Eagles are hoping to make a big move in the final week of the regular season.
9. Reavis 15-8 (NR)
Joseph Wals and the Rams build their case for a high seed at the Sandburg Sectional.
10. Providence 14-13 (NR)
Kayden Kaczmarek is batting an astonishing .469 for the Celtics.
player of the week
Junior setter/outside hitter Christian Teresi was named MVP of champion Marist's Lincoln-Way East Invitational Tournament. The Ohio State freshman had 43 kills, 83 assists, 10 blocks, 12 aces, and 33 digs.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.